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KSEV Mornings with Craig and Wayne
by KSEV
Houston news. Texas politics. Investigations. Plenty of opinions. Two hours you won’t mistake for anybody else’s morning show. Houston mornings sound different on KSEV. KSEV Mornings with Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino brings together “The Mob Guys” for two fast-moving hours of news, politics, investigations, opinion, humor, and conversation about the stories Texans are talking about. Craig Coglianese brings the energy, wit, and perspective of a millennial talk-radio veteran, breaking down the biggest stories from Houston, Texas, and across the country without taking the news — or himself — too seriously. Alongside him, award-winning investigative journalist Wayne Dolcefino brings decades of experience uncovering stories in Houston, challenging public officials, and asking the questions others sometimes won’t. Before joining KSEV, Dolcefino spent nearly 27 years at ABC13/KTRK, where he became one of Houston’s best-known investigative reporters through the station’s 13 Undercover
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Sen. Bettencourt on the Carla Wyatt Removal Petition, Plus Vince Coglianese
State Sen. Paul Bettencourt calls in with breaking news on a petition to remove Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt, and Vince Coglianese joins Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino. They also react to Talarico's CNN town hall and the Bible-and-abortion exchange, talk Ken Paxton and debates, and...
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Talarico's Bible and Abortion Answer, a Paxton Debate Call and College Debt vs the Trades
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino discuss James Talarico's CNN town hall answer that the Bible is silent on abortion, and a caller argues Ken Paxton should not debate him. They also take on college debt versus the trades, health care costs, the Brewers' trip to the World Series and the Tesla...
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The Shane Gillis SNL Uproar, and the Mob Guys Pitch a Paxton Sit-Down
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino take on the Shane Gillis SNL gym-joke uproar, invite Ken Paxton to a 30-minute sit-down, and take calls on campaign money, Talarico's fiscal record, income and death taxes, and record-low marriage rates. 00:21 The rug, the video stream and radio-days stories...
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Talarico's CNN Town Hall: No Tough Questions, and Paxton Needs to Debate
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino break down James Talarico's CNN town hall, why nobody challenged his record on abortion, energy and the border, and why Ken Paxton needs to get on a stage. Callers weigh in on the Senate race, rural hospital closures and whether Paxton deserves to win. 00:19...
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Bank of America's $1.2 Billion Fine, ICE and ID Checks, and Who Funds the Progressive Left
Craig Coglianese breaks down the $1.2 billion in federal penalties against Bank of America, the big donors behind progressive super PACs, and the Scott Jennings and Abby Phillip debate over ICE and ID checks, with caller Mike weighing in. Plus a Viking funeral plan, an airport tug joyride and a...
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Jim Geraghty on Paxton vs. Talarico, Katie Zacharia's Debut, Josh Duhamel on Politics
Craig Coglianese talks with Jim Geraghty of National Review about the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, and reacts to Katie Zacharia's first briefing as White House press secretary. Plus Josh Duhamel on actors and politics, Chip Roy, and the viral Jaime West interview.…
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Ilhan Omar Home Search, Paxton Debate Push and Callers on Iran and Gas
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino weigh the Ilhan Omar home search coverage, James Talarico's trail absence and President Trump saying Ken Paxton should debate. Callers Dale and Mike weigh in on Iran, gas prices and the Senate map. 00:00 Craig and Wayne open Hour 2 01:57 Ilhan Omar home search...
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The Briones Factor, Harris County Propaganda and Robots at Work
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino open on Wayne's Southwest Houston speech, the Lesley Briones factor in Harris County self-promotion, and how local government sells its own story. They dig into robots taking jobs, then close on messaging, homelessness and James Talarico's flu explanation.…
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Democrats on Iran, Trump's Russian Diesel Deal, Gina Hinojosa and Shane Gillis on SNL
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino play years of Democrats on Iran, break down Trump's Russian diesel deal and what it means for prices, and take on Gina Hinojosa and a Texas income tax. Plus Shane Gillis hosts SNL and the Texans win. 00:00 Craig and Wayne open Hour 2 02:05 Is Iran dangerous?...
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James Talarico's Two Flu Accounts and His Return to the Texas Senate Trail
Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino compare James Talarico's two public accounts of his flu, a primary care visit or urgent care, as he returns to the Texas Senate campaign trail against Ken Paxton 22 days before Election Day. Plus Wayne's coffee run tops the social clips and Houston callers…
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James Talarico Off the Campaign Trail, Mamdani vs. Mullin on ICE, and Vince Coglianese
Craig and Wayne Dolcefino ask why James Talarico has been off the campaign trail for 13 days, play Abdul El-Sayed's Iran or Israel answer, and compare Zohran Mamdani and Markwayne Mullin on an ICE shooting in New York. Vince Coglianese joins them on the media's playbook, Jamie Raskin's MAGA…
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Abdul El-Sayed on Iran and Israel, the Richneck Video, and Pete Hegseth on Nidal Hasan
Craig and Wayne Dolcefino, on the road in Bee Cave, react to Abdul El-Sayed refusing to say whether Iran or Israel is the bigger threat at the Michigan Senate debate, the newly released video from the Richneck Elementary shooting, and fatherless homes and a culture that can't take a joke. Caller...
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Late Night TV and Equal Time, Rubio on Anonymous Sources, and Harris County's Budget Climb
Craig plays Scott Jennings on the FCC equal time rule and the Talarico late night interview, Scott Bessent on Elizabeth Warren and capitalism, and Marco Rubio shutting down reporters' anonymous sources. Callers Mike and Sharon join him on the national debt and Harris County spending, and Craig...
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Should Paxton Debate Talarico? Plus Callers on Why Prices Stay High
Craig and Wayne talk about what people say when they think no one is recording, jokes taken out of context, and whether Ken Paxton should debate James Talarico, then take calls on why prices stay high, a stronger than reported economy, and tightening midterm polls. 00:00 Wayne's eighth grade…
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Should the Accused Be Named in the Cornell Case? Plus a Trump Wealth Tax and AI Bias
Craig and Wayne debate whether it is fair to publicly name uncharged students in the Cornell gang rape allegation, then get into a possible Trump wealth tax, the Iran messaging battle, Google AI flagging the show's rundown for political bias, and what AI thinks of Wayne Dolcefino. 00:00 Studio…
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Harris County Judge Race Calls, Property Tax Loopholes, and National Taco Day
Craig takes calls on the Harris County judge race and Senator Paul Bettencourt's property tax fight, defends the Mob Guys name, reacts to JD Vance on taxpayer funded PSAs, makes the case for Ken Paxton, and closes with National Taco Day and stunt ideas with producer Russell. 00:00 Caller Sharon…
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Hasan Piker on Talarico, Steve Hilton's Solar Panel Audit, and a Yankees Playoff Loss
Craig covers the Yankees' playoff woes, Hasan Piker's comments on James Talarico, Bill Maher on a foiled hijacking, Steve Hilton's audit of a California solar panel program tied to ballot harvesting, and Martha MacCallum pressing Abdul El-Sayed on money in politics. 00:00 The Yankees drop ALDS…
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Talarico's Shifting Message, Trump on the Strait of Hormuz, and an AI Radio DJ
Craig talks about how Republicans should message against James Talarico, Trump's challenge to allies over the Strait of Hormuz, a "Get ICE out of Houston" petition, and a rapid fire round on an AI radio DJ and customer service bots. 00:00 Trump rally audio: "They've attacked me, impeached me,...
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Wayne Investigates a Brazoria County Judge Candidate, and Does Angela Paxton's Ad Help?
Craig and Wayne break down Wayne's investigation into a Brazoria County judge candidate who surrendered his educator license, preview Wayne's look at the Fort Bend County DA's office, and debate whether Angela Paxton's ad helps Ken Paxton, plus the economy and the governor's race tax fight. 00:00...
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Can We Trust the Polls? Vince Coglianese on JD Vance, and a Veteran Turned Country Singer
Craig plays CNN's Harry Enten on whether the polls are underestimating Republicans again, takes a call on Victor Davis Hanson's debate with Richard Wolff, talks with his cousin Vince Coglianese about his JD Vance interview, and hosts Veteran Voices with an Army veteran and award winning Texas...
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Bonnie Wallace on School Library Books, Mamdani's Socialism and JD Vance on Voter Fraud
Craig remembers his friend, longtime Indianapolis traffic reporter Matt, breaks down Zohran Mamdani's definition of socialism and JD Vance on election integrity, and talks with Bonnie Wallace about her fight to get sexually explicit books out of school libraries. 00:00 Remembering a friend and...
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Senator Kennedy on Jack Smith, Paxton on a Child Abuse Case, and Booing the Astros
Craig and Wayne react to an emergency on an Israel-bound flight, play Senator John Kennedy at the Jack Smith hearing, hear Ken Paxton on a leaked Trump comment and a child abuse case, pitch a Paxton versus Talarico game show, and argue about booing the Astros. 00:00 Why the coming elections…
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Remembering Two Friends, Brandon Gill on Mainstream Versus Extreme, and Paxton's Debate
Craig remembers a radio friend from Indianapolis and Wayne remembers Texas Watchdog's Trent Seibert, Wayne gets personal about his reputation and old headlines, they play Congressman Brandon Gill on mainstream versus extreme, and they ask why Ken Paxton won't debate James Talarico. 00:00 Craig...
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Facts Versus Opinions, a Caller Who Nails It, and Is Iran a War of Choice?
Craig and Wayne break down Joe's call and the line between facts and opinions, hear from a caller on blaming others for your own decisions, ask why no tax on overtime isn't talked about more, and debate the "war of choice" label for Iran, oil through the Strait of Hormuz and the aftermath of...
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JFK's Inaugural Address, Callers on Israel, and Bill Maher on the Genocide Claim
Craig and Wayne replay John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address and its talk of rights coming from God, then ask listeners whether they are anti-Israel, push back on a caller invoking the Rothschilds, and play Bill Maher's case that the war in Gaza is not a genocide. 00:00 Feedback on the Mob…
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Make America Sane Again, the AOC Chant Video, and Callers on Reparations and Paxton
Craig and Wayne launch "Make America Sane Again," play the video of AOC taking the stage after a "from the river to the sea" chant, take on the Texans' struggles and the RINO label, and take calls on diesel, reparations and Talarico's push for a Paxton debate before Wayne unloads on Lesley…
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Wayne's Run-In With an 18-Wheeler, Harris County's 41% Tax Climb and the GOP Message
Craig and Wayne recap Texas Faith Fest, hear about Wayne's wreck with an 18-wheeler, size up the Astros and CJ Stroud, go after Harris County's 41% tax increase and Commissioner Lesley Briones' open house, and ask listeners which Republican talking points aren't working. 00:00 The Mob Guys'…
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Faith Fest: Brooke Slusser's Mom, Gen Z Conservatives and the State Board of Education
From Texas Faith Fest, Craig and Wayne talk with Kim Slusser about her daughter Brooke's fight over a transgender teammate, the Austin Young Republicans on Gen Z, a pregnancy care clinic leader, Texas House candidate Cheryl Bean and State Board of Education member Brandon Hall. 00:00 The Mob Guys...
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Live From Texas Faith Fest: Jonathan Saenz, Alliance Defending Freedom and Bill Federer
Craig and Wayne broadcast from Texas Faith Fest outside Austin with Texas Values president Jonathan Saenz, a senior counsel from Alliance Defending Freedom on family courts and debanking, and author Bill Federer on the history of Islam, plus Wayne's worries after a trip to California. 00:00 Live...
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Trump and Xi Meet, China's AI Bots, and the Fight Over White House Press Access
Craig previews the show from Texas Faith Fest and Brandon Gill, cuts through media overreaction to the White House press ban, plays Tom Homan on criminal removals and anti-ICE rhetoric, connects the Trump and Xi meeting to AI bots and data centers, and wraps with a robot fight, a viral ballpark...
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Ro Khanna Dodges on Stock Trading, Tom Homan on ICE Arrests, and Senator Kennedy on Iran
Craig plays Ro Khanna squirming over a congressional stock trading question, Tom Homan on ICE arrests and abolishing ICE, and Senator John Kennedy calling Iran's leaders reptiles, talks about why polls miss, the Astros' playoff path and the media's lawsuit over White House access, then takes a…
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Talarico on Police in Schools, a Viral Sharia Law Podcast, and Leavitt on Fake News
Craig breaks down Talarico's claim that police in schools are bad, new video in the Austin ICE shooting, and a viral podcast clip claiming Sharia can't be banned in Texas, then talks NHL hockey and the Yankees, Karoline Leavitt on how fake news gets made, and a few viral stories. 00:00…
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Why Is Talarico Competitive? Plus a Diesel Export Ban and Trump Presses NATO on Iran
Craig asks why James Talarico is doing so well and makes the case that Ken Paxton will do the tough things voters want, then covers Trump on Iran talks and a possible diesel export ban, JD Vance mocking banned outlets, Scott Jennings on the Trump and Mamdani meeting, NATO and Iran, and a few...
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Callers on ICE Shootings, Why Talarico Is the Real Socialist, and Red Light Runners
Craig turns the hour over to callers on voting for the lesser of two evils, ICE shootings and video evidence, and red light running in Houston, and lays out why James Talarico's positions on taxes, health care and education are more socialist than anything Ken Paxton offers. 00:00 AI made show...
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Is Paxton the Socialist? Craig Takes On a Caller, Plus Rubio's Greenland Security Deal
Craig previews Texas Faith Fest, talks about the outrage machine online and why the Senate race is closer than it should be, covers Marco Rubio's announcement of a Greenland security deal, and takes calls, including a listener who argues Ken Paxton is the real socialist in the race. 00:00 Tech...
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Data Centers and Water, Callers on Trump Versus the Media, and an ICE Shooting in Austin
Craig and Wayne dig into how much water data centers really use and how to sell them to voters, take calls on Trump limiting media access and what Americans think of the press, swap dog stories, and break down an ICE shooting in Austin and how the first reports got it wrong. 00:00 A listener on...
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CNN Shut Out of the Briefing, Talarico's Pastor on Tape, and 60 Minutes on Data Centers
Craig and Wayne debate the White House shutting CNN's Kaitlan Collins out of briefings, play more hidden camera audio of Talarico's pastor, react to Trump's plan to turn his arch into a sniper and drone post, size up Kamala Harris for 2028, and push back on a 60 Minutes story about data centers…
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Veteran Voices: Navy Aviator Darryl Centanni on Entrepreneurship, Plus Vince Coglianese
Craig covers lavish travel spending on California's high speed rail project and Hasan Piker's China versus Israel double standard, talks with Vince Coglianese about Democrats' hopes for Texas and Talarico's hidden camera problem, and hosts Navy veteran Darryl Centanni on his book So You Think You...
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Orlando Sanchez on Harris County's Tax Hike, and Hasan Piker Compares the U.S. to al-Qaeda
Harris County judge candidate Orlando Sanchez joins Craig to talk about the proposed property tax hike, new county staff and a pretrial services failure, after Craig covers more resurfaced Talarico clips, the CBS Mornings reaction to the Clancy holdout juror, and Hasan Piker's comments on Iran…
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Hidden Camera Audio From Talarico's Circle, and a Super PAC's Paid Voter Program
Craig plays two viral hidden camera recordings tied to James Talarico, including a super PAC organizer describing a paid relational voter program, takes calls on the Harris County judge race and Texas recording laws, and talks about anger driving politics before some lighter stories. 00:00 Caller...
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Harris County's Tax Hike, Wayne on Toll Road Surpluses, and Trump on a Fed Rate Hike
Craig and Wayne go after Harris County's proposed tax increase and Commissioner Lesley Briones, make the case for paying off the toll roads, swap stories about the lawsuits Wayne has faced, then Craig covers Trump's reaction to the Fed raising rates and a viral Mamdani records exchange. 00:00 The...
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Why Everything Costs More: A Caller on Fertilizer and Tariffs, Plus Don Jr.'s Wedding Gift
Craig and Wayne revisit Doug Burgum's answer on diesel prices and take a caller's deep dive on commodity costs and tariffs, debate whether Don Jr. should take a $200,000 wedding gift, and talk about a Medicare fraud case in Ohio, the Bo French controversy and culture versus color. 00:00 Wayne's...
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Diesel Prices, Refineries and Venezuelan Oil
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joins Craig and Wayne from the energy summit in Houston to explain high diesel prices, California's refinery shortage and Venezuelan oil, after a debate over a reported $200,000 wedding gift to Donald Trump Jr., and Jonathan Covey of Texas Values previews Texas…
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Mail-In Ballot Limits, and Kash Patel's FBI Crime Numbers
Craig reacts to the Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling against Trump's mail-in voting restrictions, JD Vance's fraud announcement and week one of the NFL, revisits the AI debate and Talarico's gender identity comments, and plays Kash Patel's case for the FBI's record crime reduction. 00:00 The Supreme...
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Are You Worried About AI? Callers Weigh In, Plus Talarico's Gender Identity Comments
Craig plays Talarico's committee comments calling it abusive to deny a child's gender identity, takes on TikTok's influence, Abdul El-Sayed distancing himself from Hasan Piker and Mamdani's immigration pledge, then asks listeners how much they use AI and whether it worries them, and closes on JD...
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Mamdani and AOC Laughing at the 9/11 Ceremony, the Ilhan Omar Probe and a Phone Fight
Craig and Wayne debate whether criticism of Zohran Mamdani and AOC laughing at the 9/11 ceremony is fair, react to Tom Homan on the Ilhan Omar investigation, talk about clips taken out of context, and take calls on Ken Paxton's record and interview skills. 00:00 The Godfather style intro, and the...
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AI Fears, Selling the Iran Fight, and the Holdout Juror in the Lindsay Clancy Case
Craig and Wayne talk about the Longhorns' comeback, the growing panic over AI, why Republicans haven't sold the Iran conflict, and the revelation about the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial, plus calls on juries and mental health. 00:00 The new Mob Guys intro, and fixing Wayne's…
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Craig's Cousin Vince Coglianese on the Convention, Brandon Gill and Talarico's Pastor
Craig and Wayne react to Talarico's "genetic abnormalities" answer and Brandon Gill's rising star, talk with Craig's cousin Vince Coglianese of The Vince Show about the Dallas convention, then take calls on Trump, Paxton and a claim about the crowd. 00:00 A protester waves a Mexican flag at the...
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9/11 at 25: Where Were You and How the Country Changed, Plus a Pro-Life Safety Net
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Craig and Wayne share their memories of the attacks and talk about how the country lost its unity, react to Trump's second convention speech, and talk with Autumn Stevenson of Her PLAN about support for mothers who choose life. 00:00 Trump's second convention...
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Trump's $5,000 Promise, Fetterman's Convention Surprise, and a Charlie Kirk Tribute
Craig plays the biggest moments from the midterm convention, including Trump's $5,000 offer and jokes about Talarico, Ken Paxton's and Brandon Gill's shots at Talarico, and John Fetterman's surprise video, then closes with a tribute to Charlie Kirk. 00:00 College football and baseball banter to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Houston news. Texas politics. Investigations. Plenty of opinions. Two hours you won’t mistake for anybody else’s morning show. Houston mornings sound different on KSEV. KSEV Mornings with Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino brings together “The Mob Guys” for two fast-moving hours of news, politics, investigations, opinion, humor, and conversation about the stories Texans are talking about. Craig Coglianese brings the energy, wit, and perspective of a millennial talk-radio veteran, breaking down the biggest stories from Houston, Texas, and across the country without taking the news — or himself — too seriously. Alongside him, award-winning investigative journalist Wayne Dolcefino brings decades of experience uncovering stories in Houston, challenging public officials, and asking the questions others sometimes won’t. Before joining KSEV, Dolcefino spent nearly 27 years at ABC13/KTRK, where he became one of Houston’s best-known investigative reporters through the station’s 13 Undercover
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Houston news. Texas politics. Investigations. Plenty of opinions. Two hours you won’t mistake for anybody else’s morning show. Houston mornings sound different on KSEV. KSEV Mornings with Craig Coglianese and Wayne Dolcefino brings together “The Mob Guys” for two fast-moving hours of news,...
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